(of a bud or shoot) To appear or sprout
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To fire a bullet from a gun
“I gazed down at him and fought the urge to immediately shoot him with my piece.”
To discharge a projectile
“When rain did not fall, he would shoot arrows into the sky to remind the sky dragons that water was needed.”
To kill by shooting
“The murderous robber would shoot the hapless store owner in broad daylight.”
To move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction
“We looked up and saw streaks of lightning shoot across the sky.”
To capture as a picture, image or photograph
“On my never-ending quest to shoot the perfect sunset, I rushed out and climbed to the roof of the garage.”
To take a video recording of
“The Lumarian brothers would send their cameraman to shoot moving images of the pharaohs.”
To burst or gush from
“Red, white, and blue streams of water would shoot from the boats, like fireworks.”
(of a bud or shoot) To appear or sprout
“Near the base, each cord has a short branch that will shoot upward on its right side.”
To take, or cause to go, from one place to another
“I'll shoot the report off to the two of you as soon as it is published.”
To speak in a plain and candid way
“Go ahead and shoot. I'm all ears.”
To mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something
To exert force or pressure on
To rise upwards abruptly and rapidly (literally or figuratively)
To move or proceed further along a path or course
To introduce into the bloodstream by use of a needle
To charge or damage with electrostatic discharge
To insert or introduce between or among others
To bet money or something else in a gamble
(based on the game being played) To strike a ball as part of a game
To transfer data to a computer or device
To engage in a war
To flicker or ripple over something
To fall down or to a lower level, especially abruptly
A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant
“In early spring, the vivid pink shoot of the orchid pushes its way up through gravelly soil.”
A sharp unpleasant sensation
“She felt a shoot of pain in her knee and thrust her foot forward.”
A stem of a herbaceous plant or organism
A session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group
A flow of water over the edge of a cliff
Something that physically grows out of something else
A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like
A ray or shaft of light
An organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
Used to express surprise, agitation or disappointment
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